Schools face sanctions for not meeting No Child standards

 At least 35 Triangle public schools will face federal punishment for not meeting tougher No Child Left Behind testing requirements.

Based on preliminary results released Monday, July 21, 2008, more than half of schools in North Carolina's Research Triangle didn't have enough students passing state exams this past school year. At schools receiving federal Title I funding to help low-income students, consequences include letting students transfer out and providing paid tutoring services to children.

"It's draconian to hold back a school because one subgroup didn't make it," said David Holdzkom, the Wake school system's assistant superintendent for evaluation and research. A record 14 Wake elementary schools will face sanctions. At least 14 schools in Durham, four in Johnston County and three in Chapel Hill-Carrboro also face corrective measures. Read more of this News & Observer article at redOrbit.com.